Fear

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At 02:29 PM 5/30/97 PDT, Hale Anne wrote:
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>>*fear* (which isn't a sin anyway)
>
>What??  You might want to check that.  If  I am not mistaken, fear and doubt 
>are on the top of the list of those who will not enter in to the Kingdom of 
>God.  Go check Ephesians.

It isn't a *sin* to have the emotion of *fear* occur in a saits life
any more than the emotion of *anger*.  Fear is a necessary element that
drives people.  People get to work on time because they *fear* being
fired for unpunctuality.  People drive the speed limit because they
*fear* that the risk of being in an accident is higher than when driving
at a more moderate speed.  People *fear* a burning hot stove.  These are
all healthy *fears* that everybody engages in.

But when fear *consumes* a saint... that's a whole different situation.
Then *fear* is what drives the saint and not the saint *controlling* the
feeling of fear.

Bro Tyler
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